Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-05


THE ToAsTs.
At 10 O'Clock MIR Davenport an
nounced the toast, Tine President of the
United States. with a response by Mayor
V. NJ. Banding. Mr. Banding said it
was unnecessary for him to say how ma
nv of our ideas were derived from merry
England; they had already demonstrated
that if the quality of the plum pudding
and the roast beef was taken as a stand
ard The presidentiwas by virtue and
office COMMANDMENTS of the army
and navy hut his main and important
duty was to see that the laws of the land
were properly executed. Mr.. Banding
then spoke of the revolution and princi>
pies established by it. then touching upon
Washington and his prominent success
ors in the presidential chair. Thomas
jefferson was the most philosophical and
thoughtful of presidents. His deep
thought and executive ability had made
his administration grand one. Coming
to the present incumbent he expressed him
self wholly without partisan feeling. Re
ferring to the circumstances of MIR. Cleve>
lands election, his opponent had been
mau of power and magnetism, giant
among leaders, man with record OF
which he might be proud, while Mr..
| Cleveland was comparatively new in public
| life. He had displayed first as governor of
| New York, the qualities which led to his
election to the chief magistracy. He had
had no very great home, foreign or inter-
nal policies, but yet had administered the
affairs of the country with good, sound,
reliable Judgment. SO long as he was
president the affairs would continue to
he administered with the same discretion
and Success which had characterized his
entire administration. All might not
| agree with him in personal estimate OF
the man, vet the office was what was
looked at by the people at large, and
personal feeling would join heartily in
the sentiment, all honor to the chief mag.
istrate of the nation. D..
After Bleuer's band played Hail Co
lumbia," Mr.. John T Kenworthy replied
to the toast, The United States" The
United States, Mr.. Kenworthy said, wer'
thirty-eight sovereign, independent states
gathered together into mighty nation
by a written constitution The subject
was so great, so vast that he would only OF
fer a few suggestions First, why we SHOULD
be proud of our nation. Second, VIII,
we should love and revere it and, Third
why we should protect it. We should
be proud of its greatness its vastness. it
wealth, its grand achievements and il
promise for the future. Its greatne'
could be shown than by comparison wit
other countries Our nation was absc
lutely unconquerable. 1t stood anon
the heavenly bodies. Those who hs
been subjects of the British empire migl
well be proud of that grand old COUNT
across the sea. If England was grea
and it was the United States was create
yes, the grandest nation on the earti
[Applause]. Well and truthfully d
Gladstone, that grand old civic hero I
this century, say that we have here Il
grandest empire established by maj
Secondly, We should love and reve
our country, because it guarantees o
rights 1t gives the greatest liberty col
patible with perfect government,
: gives US greater and better opportunit
than any other nation, so we should To-
and revere this blessed land. The G
Anglo. Saxon idea that planted the tree
civil liberty on the old bleak New En-
land shores had taken root and gro,
mill we we're nation of 60,000,000
should protect our country because hs
were great and formidable dangers abe'
Few acknowledged the fact. such
timism was as senseless as pessimism
fatal. Thoughtful people saw perlis
the questions of immigration, Morm'
ism, intemperance. socialism and wea
which must be met, yet the solut
would rebound to the honor and glory
this nation. There will be men capable
meeting them. He had fears for I
future, but yet unbounded faith in
future of the United States. The natl
too, would protect its citizens. 1t
the power, the will and would pro
them wherever the flag might float.
consideration of the religious, civil
political liberty it had given us we mi
pledge anew our fealty TO the I'm
States of America. (Applause.l
Kenworthy's response was throughout